サンティアゴ
[sã̠ntʲia̠ɡo̞]Santiago
The name of the city in Chile, Santiago, is written as サンティアゴ in Japanese.
サンティアゴ is used to refer to the city in Chile.
Meaning: city in Chile (name)
Did you know?
- While サンティアゴ refers to the city in Chile, the name of the Apostle Saint James is also written as サンティアゴ in Japanese texts about Christianity.
- Because Japanese does not have a native 'ti' sound, サンティアゴ uses a small ィ to create a phonetic approximation of the Spanish 'ti'.
- If a Japanese person were to write 'Santiago' using Kanji, they would likely use phonetic 'ateji' characters, which are chosen for sound rather than meaning.
Examples in context
- サンティアゴさん、はじめましてNice to meet you, Santiago.
- サンティアゴさん、お元気ですか？Santiago-san, how are you?
- サンティアゴはとても大きな都市です。Santiago wa totemo ookina toshi desu.Santiago is a very large city.
- 来年、サンティアゴに行きたいです。Rainen, Santiago ni ikitai desu.I want to go to Santiago next year.
- サンティアゴの天気はどうですか？Santiago no tenki wa dou desu ka?How is the weather in Santiago?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about travel plans at a cafe.
- 健太 Kenta結衣さんはサンティアゴに行ったことがありますか？Yui-san wa Santiago ni itta koto ga arimasu ka?Yui, have you ever been to Santiago?
- 結衣 Yuiいいえ、まだありません。Iie, mada arimasen.No, I haven't yet.
- 健太 Kenta僕は一度、サンティアゴへ行きました。Boku wa ichido, Santiago e ikimashita.I went to Santiago once.
- 結衣 Yuiいいですね、羨ましいです！Ii desu ne, urayamashii desu!That's nice, I'm jealous!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “santiago” translations and entries サンティアゴ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
